As you know, I am involved with an organization called Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO), a truly unique and exciting nonprofit that is addressing one of the great challenges in global health today – the acute shortage of trained health care professionals. I can only participate in this endeavour with the support and generosity provided by the physicians at University Orthopaedics Associates. My partners have my sincere gratitude for allowing me the opportunity and flexibility to make these trips happen.

HVO gives me an opportunity to make a real and lasting contribution to this problem by volunteering my knowledge and skills as a health care professional. I have seen for myself the changes in care and the improvement in patient outcomes that result from the efforts of HVO volunteers.

PA (Pemma), Orthopaedic Resident (Dr. Taka) in Bhutan, May 2009

As volunteers, we are given the chance to work side-by-side with students, faculty and clinicians exchanging ideas, information and knowledge that will impact the care of patients today, tomorrow, and for years to come. We are empowering health care providers by giving them the skills that will transform and save lives.

OR with Dr. Alberto Figueroa in Lima, Peru

If you are looking for a worthwhile organization to support this year, please consider HVO. Donations to HVO help fund the development of medical libraries at sites, the processing of millions of dollars of donated educational materials and equipment, the development of new training sites, the recruitment and preparation of volunteers, and many, many more activities.

Nurse in Lima, Peru

To make your tax-deductible donation, please visit HVO’s secure site at https://hvousa.org/ways-to-give/. As you scroll down the page, you will see that you can mention my name under the “In honor of” box. If you prefer to mail in your contribution, I have included the mailing address below.

Dinner with Drs. Tshewang and Thapa in Thimphu, Bhutan

Thank you so much for considering this. HVO is a wonderful organization and I support it because I know that a gift to HVO means that I have changed the world for someone in a positive way. Your tax-deductible gift will allow us to do even more in the future.

Thank You,

Tim Leddy MD (Peru 2008)

Mail your tax deductible gift to:
Health Volunteers Overseas
1900 L St, NW, Suite 310
Washington DC 20036
www.hvousa.org